This pair of porcelain-like stoneware chili/chowder bowls were wheel thrown and fired in a wood fueled kiln to 2400 degrees F for about 32 hours. They feature textured handles and a Shino glaze on the exterior. Interior ash glaze exhibits areas of fly ash, common in the wood fired process. The glazes are non-toxic, lead free and dishwasher safe. The cups measure 7” to 5 ½” in diameter X 3 1/2" high..

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New artwork uploaded.&nbspThis pair of porcelain-like stoneware chili/chowder bowls were wheel thrown and fired in a wood fueled kiln to 2400 degrees F for about 32 hours. They feature textured handles and a Shino glaze on the exterior. Interior ash glaze exhibits areas of fly ash, common in the wood fired process. The glazes are non-toxic, lead free and dishwasher safe. The cups measure 7” to 5 ½” in diameter X 3 1/2" high.

FOIGHIDINN - The Scots Gaelic word for "patience" captures my journey through life and from the practice of architecture to the making of pottery. I am Canadian born and lived in Scotland as a youth. My family settled in New Jersey where I was raised from the age of 5. I earned a degree in architecture and practiced that noble profession for some 37 years, living and working in New Jersey; Savannah, Georgia and Winchester, VA. I eventually discovered pottery and retired from architecture, settling first in Berkeley Springs, WV and now in Hillsborough, NC.

I enjoy experimenting with form, texture and color. I mix my own glazes from raw materials and use a variety of application methods to include dipping, pouring and spraying. I work almost exclusively with stoneware and create texture by imprinting and excising the clay with a variety of tools. Texture on the clay body provides a wonderful "canvas" for applied glazes, particularly when they flow across the irregular surfaces and settle in crevices. The resulting variations in glaze thickness create visible differences in appearance.

Like many potters, I fire my wares within the relatively controlled environment of a gas kiln, but my passion is the wild and wooly process of wood firing which often renders the serendipitous results achievable only via that ancient process. Pottery that's been wood fired exhibits a depth of surface resulting from the continued layering of wood ash over the 32 hour (in the case of my wood kiln) length of the firing that's incomparable in any other method of firing pottery. Additionally, the flame leaves its mark on the exterior surfaces of the pottery through the use of flashing slips.

I have designed and constructed two wood kilns, the most recent of which - Cothrom Eile (Second Chance) - was located outside my home studio in Berkeley Springs and was fired twice a year in the autumn and spring. Each firing lasted approximately 32 hours and consumeds 2 1/2 to 3 cords of wood.

I enjoy supporting my community in concert with my fellow artisans by donating work to support causes such as the "empty bowls" initiative. I have come to cherish FOIGHIDINN as well as the fellowship with brothers and sisters in clay. Additional information on my work can be found at www.ThistleGlenPottery.com.

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